Event Category: April 2023

We’re celebrating National Poetry Month with Maggie Benshaw, Poet Laureate of Annapolis. Join us for an afternoon of poetry in the picturesque Paca Garden.

Join us for a special Homeschool Day at the William Paca House & Garden. Through a unique, hands-on experience, students will learn about the varieties of vegetables, flowers, and herbs grown and used in the 18th century. We’ll step back in time in the Historic Kitchen to see what foods were eaten and how they… Continue reading Homeschool Day: Garden to Table

Mr. Paca’s Garden Storytime is a fun hour full of reading and activities in the William Paca Garden, a secret treasure in the Historic District of Annapolis. Each program is designed for little ones, 3-7 years, with a book reading, song, and craft/art project, plus time to explore the Paca Garden following the story hour.… Continue reading Mr. Paca’s Garden Storytime: My Friend Earth

Mr. Paca’s Garden Storytime is a fun hour full of reading and activities in the William Paca Garden, a secret treasure in the Historic District of Annapolis. Each program is designed for little ones, 3-7 years, with a book reading, song, and craft/art project, plus time to explore the Paca Garden following the story hour.… Continue reading Mr. Paca’s Garden Storytime: Hornbooks and Inkwells

Celebrate all things Maryland and explore the wonder of the Old Line State all weekend! On Sunday, explore the William Paca Garden, the Museum of Historic Annapolis, and the Waterfront Warehouse and immerse yourself in the history of our city. William Paca Garden 186 Prince George Street Visit the William Paca Garden and explore a… Continue reading Historic Annapolis Maryland Day Celebration

Celebrate all things Maryland and explore the wonder of the Old Line State all weekend! On Saturday, encounter living historians at every turn as they bring the William Paca House and Garden and Hogshead to life. Explore the Waterfront Warehouse and the Museum of Historic Annapolis and immerse yourself in the history of our city.… Continue reading Historic Annapolis Maryland Day Celebration

This talk explores westward expansion and its impact upon Native communities. Even though the phrase ‘manifest destiny’ was not used in print until 1845, the spirit of American expansionism that it referred to was very apparent long before the 1840s.

Join Historian Glenn E. Campbell for a “Revolutionary Annapolis Walking Tour.”  Walk in the footsteps of patriot leader William Paca as you follow his dramatic personal and political story through the revolutionary era.

This presentation addresses the events that led to, and the outbreak of, the armed conflict known as the Revolutionary War. Starting with resistance to British colonial policies that Americans perceived as arbitrary and violations of their liberty, and efforts to seek a redress of grievances, the Colony of Massachusetts Bay was declared to be in… Continue reading Virtual Lecture – Let it Begin Here: The Battle of Lexington and Concord

Historic Annapolis, a Smithsonian Affiliate, is pleased to welcome Dr. Richard Kurin, Distinguished Scholar and Ambassador-at-Large of the Smithsonian Institution, for a special presentation about protecting valuable cultural heritage in times of crisis.